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A WOMAN IN BERLIN (ANONYMA - EINE FRAU IN BERLIN)Movie Reviews
Drama, based on a true story, about what it takes for a woman living in Berlin in 1945 to survive the onslaught of Russian soldiers. Cast:Nina Hoss, Yevgeny Sidikhin, Irm Hermann, Jördis Triebel, Rosalie Thomass, Katharina BlaschkeDirector:Max FärberböckRelease Date:July 17, 2009DVD Release:November 10, 2009From:StrandLength:2 hr. 11 min.
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
A Woman in Berlin (Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin), Very Good Reviews, Mixed Key Cities
A Woman in Berlin (Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin) played in key cities to very good reviews that at the same time were mixed. • Walter Addiego wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle, "...a harrowing story about the will to survive amid the most brutal conditions imaginable." • And Ann Hornaday wrote in the Washington Post, "...a clear-eyed portrait of a highly charged chapter in Germany's history..." More Reviews Below...
A Woman in Berlin (Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin) Positive Reviews (16 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...lively, observant, stocked with vivid minor characters and well-observed scenes that capture glints of comedy in the midst of desperation... sprawling, difficult, powerful..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 929 words, 07/17/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...well-acted, with restraint, by Nina Hoss and Yevgeni Sidikhin.... Max Faerberboeck employs a level gaze and avoids for the most part artificial sentimentality."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 692 words, 09/24/09
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...intelligent, provocative and intensely dramatic. Its subject matter may be tough but it is as powerfully authentic as anyone could want."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 819 words, 08/07/09
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD(cg) "Hanging over 'A Woman in Berlin' are the German atrocities against the Russians, spoken of but never seen, and the Holocaust, never mentioned."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 212 words, 07/24/09
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "Graphic but never exploitative... a bracing inquiry into the limits of morality in extreme situations that avoids lapses into lazy relativism."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 252 words, 07/15/09
KEY CITIES (5 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a clear-eyed portrait of a highly charged chapter in Germany's history, a history that once again proves rewarding fodder for an alert artistic imagination."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 11/06/09
Walter Addiego, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...asks us to do what the heroine does, to look at disturbing events without flinching or making easy judgments.... rapes are depicted, but relatively quickly."(See all of Walter Addiego's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 542 words, 10/02/09
Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "The Russian soldiers forced themselves on the women several times a day, and it didn't matter if they were old, young, married or terrified.... powerful..."(See all of Clint O'Connor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 365 words, 10/16/09
Marc Mohan, Portland Oregonian: GOOD(cg) "When the anonymous memoir 'A Woman in Berlin' was first published in the 1950s, it occasioned intense controversy, and from this film adaptation, it's not hard to see why."(See all of Marc Mohan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 186 words, 08/28/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: OUTSTANDING "Graphic but never exploitative... a bracing inquiry into the limits of morality in extreme situations that avoids lapses into lazy relativism."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 252 words, 07/15/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...lively, observant, stocked with vivid minor characters and well-observed scenes that capture glints of comedy in the midst of desperation... sprawling, difficult, powerful..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 929 words, 07/17/09
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...intelligent, provocative and intensely dramatic. Its subject matter may be tough but it is as powerfully authentic as anyone could want."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 819 words, 08/07/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Eddie Cockrell, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...stately, intermittently gripping, ultimately overlong... Large cast meshes well, though fewer storylines would streamline impact and running time."(See all of Eddie Cockrell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 380 words, 09/09/08
Peter Brunette, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...too many battles, too many grand celebrations, and too much sentimental singing for this two-hour plus movie to ever generate much forward movement."(See all of Peter Brunette's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 581 words, 09/12/08
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...intelligent, provocative and intensely dramatic. Its subject matter may be tough but it is as powerfully authentic as anyone could want."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 819 words, 08/07/09
A.O. Scott, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...lively, observant, stocked with vivid minor characters and well-observed scenes that capture glints of comedy in the midst of desperation... sprawling, difficult, powerful..."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 929 words, 07/17/09
23.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
A Woman in Berlin (Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin)'s reviews are separated by an average 23.4 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
A Woman in Berlin (Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin) (16 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:A Woman in Berlin (Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin)'s reviews cover 18.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 6,570 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 411 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
A Woman in Berlin (Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin) Coverage, Volume & Length (16 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 30 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
A Woman in Berlin (Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin)'s reviews on average broke 30 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is A Woman in Berlin (Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
A Woman in Berlin (Anonyma - Eine Frau in Berlin) (16 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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